No. 72: Dan Stone - Artist. With Claudia Michler and Ave Lawyer

About this episode

Ave Lawyer and Claudia Michler reflect on the life and art of Dan Stone, sharing stories and insights about his philosophy and work.

Ave Lawyer, founding member of the theater group On the Verge, and artist/horticulturalist Claudia Michler join host Kate Savage to reflect on the life and art of Dan Stone, a prolific yet private Lexington artist and poet whose works are now on public view following his passing. Longtime friends and supporters, Ave and Claudia share stories of their decades-long friendship with Dan, his philosophy of art as a personal vision rather than commodity, and the process behind curating “Life Work,”...

People in this episode

Host: Kate Savage

Guests: Ave Lawyer, Claudia Michler

Topics covered

• art
• friendship
• curation
• philosophy
• theater
• poetry

Keywords

• Dan Stone
• Ave Lawyer
• Claudia Michler
• art
• theater
• poetry
• curation
• friendship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: On the Verge

Places: Lexington

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